Mayor Emilie Swearingen has been selected for a two-year term on the Board of Directors of the North Carolina League of Municipalities. In this role, Mayor Swearingen will help oversee the advocacy and membership service efforts of the League, which represents more than 540 cities, towns and villages across North Carolina. The selection was made by League members during the organization's annual conference, City Vision 2017, held last week in Greenville.

League Executive Director Paul Meyer said he looks forward to working with Mayor Swearingen

and is confident that her contributions will continue to help the League better enable cities and towns across North Carolina to better serve their residents.